USDA Newswire Report News



APHIS Seeks Comment on Concurrence with World Organization for Animal Health’s Risk Designation for Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy for France

The USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is advising the public of our preliminary concurrence with the World Organization for Animal Health’s (WOAH) bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) risk designation for France.


APHIS Issues Regulatory Status Review Responses: Inner Plant Soybeans and Tomato, and Ohalo Genetics Potato

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) recently reviewed soybean, tomato, and potato plants modified using genetic engineering.


SDA Releases Five-Year Strategy to Combat Spotted Lanternfly

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Spotted Lanternfly Strategic Planning Working Group has released the Spotted Lanternfly (SLF)


USDA Provides Additional $502 Million For Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza – Stands Ready to Combat Additional Detections

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is providing $502 million under the Animal Health Protection Act to the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)


USDA Announces Historic Investment in Wildlife Conservation, Expands Partnership to Include Additional Programs

Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is announcing that it will expand its work on wildlife conservation by investing at least $500 million over the next five years and by leveraging all available conservation programs, including the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)


Biden-Harris Administration Announces Intended Investment of Approximately $300 Million in 50 Projects Increasing Land, Capital, and Market Access for Underserved Producers

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced its selection of 50 projects for potential award, totaling approximately $300 million.


USDA Reminds Producers to File Crop Acreage Reports by July 17, Use New Online Map Features on Farmers.gov

Agricultural producers who have not yet completed their crop acreage reports after planting should make an appointment with their local U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)


Biden-Harris Administration Announces Funding for Homegrown Biofuels as Part of Investing in America Agenda

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA plans to invest up to $500 million from President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act to increase the availability of domestic biofuels and give Americans additional cleaner fuel options at the pump.


USDA Partners with Farmers to Increase Innovative Domestic Fertilizer Production Through Investing in America Agenda

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is partnering with American businesses as part of President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda to increase innovative domestic fertilizer production, creating jobs in rural communities and providing more options to U.S. farmers.


U.S. Exporters Build New Partnerships During Ag Trade Mission to Japan

June started off on a high note at the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service, with the USDA Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Alexis Taylor leading the U.S. delegation on an agribusiness trade mission to Japan on June 5-9.


The Growing Importance of U.S. Ethanol Exports for Industrial Uses

The United States transitioned from a net importer of ethanol in 2009 to the world’s largest supplier, exporting a record 1.7 billion gallons in 2018.


Weekly Export Sales

This weekly report is a summary of U.S. export sales activity for barley, beef, cattle hides and skins, cattle wet blues, corn, cotton (by type)


Coffee: World Markets and Trade

This biannual report, published in June and December, includes data on U.S. and global trade, production, consumption and stocks, as well as analysis of developments affecting world trade in coffee.


Peru: Citrus Semi-Annual

FAS Lima forecasts Peruvian mandarin/tangerine production at 550,000 metric tons (MT)


Hong Kong: Retail Foods Annual

Despite a small population of 7.3 million people, Hong Kong is the tenth-largest export market for U.S. consumer-ready agricultural products.


Taiwan: US Becomes the Largest Ag Export Market for Taiwan in 2022

In 2022, the United States moved up to become the number one market for Taiwan’s agricultural and related exports.


Turkey: Citrus Semi-annual

Citrus production in MY 2022/23 decreased for all citrus fruits except tangerines due to freezing weather conditions reaching -7 C during the beginning of the orange blossoming period in March 2022.


India: Biofuels Annual

India’s average ethanol blending rate with petroleum for calendar year 2023 is estimated at 11.5 percent.


Morocco: Citrus Semi-annual

Post has adjusted production numbers for tangerines/mandarins and oranges based on the latest data obtained from the Moroccan citrus industry.